Ni hao from Shanghai!

[xoxoxoBruce]

Do you think they are out and about early primarily for the exercise or the socialization?

[chrisinhouston]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Do you think they are out and about early primarily for the exercise or the socialization?

I think it is a little of both. We saw many people greeting each other as well as ones just sitting on the benches in conversation. But we also so a good share of people engaging in quiet private excercise and others in large groups doing Tai Chi. Almost all of the groups have a CD or tape machine with someone barking out instructions for the next move. We also saw one group of older people who were doing ball room dancing (picture above) as a warm up to regular callastenics.

[chrisinhouston]

Scenes of old and new Shanghai:

[chrisinhouston]

This is from the balcony of the place we ate last night on the Bund. It is the view of Pudong which is on the east side of the river. 20 years ago this was all a big swamp area and now hosts some of the most modern skyscrapers in the world. The tall one on the right is the tallest building in the world as far as an floor you can reach.